Travel: Caffeine Tourism

Newsweek

July 11 issue - Americans' love of coffee has given rise to a new travel trend: coffee tourism. Hoping to mimic the success of vineyard tours, coffee farms are welcoming vacationers.

Finca Irlanda in the Sierra Madres of Chiapas, Mexico, produces organic "shade grown" coffee under a canopy of rain-forest trees that provide a habitat for more than 200 bird species. Guests stroll winding mountain paths, hoist binoculars to spot orange-chinned parakeets and learn about sustainable coffee cultivation ($175 per day, including transport to and from Tapachula airport; cuilcovalley.com.mx).

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